No. 1 on her list: End the seizures coming from scar tissue on her brain, caused by a car crash when she was a teenager.

“Seizure-free for a year, for the first time,” said 29-year-old Meg Busing with a smile.Busing went through epilepsy brain surgery last spring at the Nebraska Medical Center, ending a decade of debilitating seizures.

KETV NewsWatch 7 followed Busing through surgery, going inside the operating room where surgeons isolated the area of Busing’s brain causing the seizures.Busing started having seizures in college. As she got older, the seizures became more frequent and doctors could not control them with medication.

“It’s been a miraculous change. Her quality of life is so much better,” said Kael Busing, Meg’s husband, a school counselor.

Now that the wife, mother and registered nurse is free of seizures, she’s moving on to her next goal.

“I wanted to start camp for kids with epilepsy. I think kids need to meet other kids going through the same trials of other kids with epilepsy,” she said.

Despite living with seizures, for years Meg has worked as a volunteer counselor at a camp for children with cancer. It’s that positive camp experience that’s prompting her to offer Nebraska’s first epilepsy camp for children.

Busing and her husband are working with the nonprofit organization, Lifestyle Innovations For Epilepsy, to offer Camp You Can, a one-day camp for children ages seven to 20, diagnosed with epilepsy. LIFE offers support and information to families living with an epilepsy diagnosis.

“Kids with epilepsy can sometimes feel isolated and not able to do what ‘normal’ kids can do, “ said Kael.

Campers will enjoy a day of story sharing, boating, archery, games and art. Campers can also try the ropes course at the YMCA’s Camp Kitaki. The camp takes place on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Families are invited to join their camper for a campfire dinner in the evening.

Each camper will be under the watchful guidance of a counselor or nurse trained to deal with seizure care and medication.

“It’ll be a day that makes them feel special, knowing that they’re important and they have something in common with another kid,” said Meg.

The cost of camp is $35, which includes lunch, snacks and take-home art projects. For more information or to register, visit www.epilepsylife.com, or contact Meg and Kael Busing at you.camp@gmail.com.

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